Mother-of-two set upon as she took them for a walk after another attack. Cop had to shoot them to try to save mum
Texas mother-of-two Johana Villafane, 33, was mauled to death on Saturday by her own pitbulls. She had been visiting them at the O’Connor Animal Hospital where they had been quarantined for biting someone, Irving police report. The dogs are pictured (above) with her partner Rodrigo.
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The O’Connor Animal Hospital in Irving, Texas, USA, where Johana Villafane was mauled to death on Saturday by her own pitbulls
Johana Villafane died later at Parkland Hospital from her injuries. The attack occurred when Villafane took them for a walk in an enclosed area behind the building. The two pitbulls were placed in quarantine after eating through a neighbour’s fence and escaping into the neighbourhood where they bit someone.
Mother-of-two Johana Villafane
It is unknown who the first bite victim is or the severity of the injuries the person suffered.
Villafane had one male pitbull and one female. The female was pregnant and was involved in both attacks along with the male.
The attack on Villafane occurred outside of O’Conner Animal Hospital, where the dogs were being held in quarantine when she took them for a walk in an enclosed area behind the building. An employee found her unresponsive with severe dog bite injuries.
One of the family Pitbulls that mauled mother-of-two Johana Villafane, 33, to death on Saturday, pictured sleeping with her partner Rodrigo
The dogs would not let animal hospital staff, fire or police officials near the victim. Police were forced to fire on the dogs, killing them.
Irving police confirmed both dogs were pitbulls.
Police are characterizing the attack as a “tragic accident.”
